11 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Noun + Compound Noun
- twinge
- massacre
- a piece of gravel
- smoothie
- labor
- remote control
- a light sleeper/ a light sleep
- lipstick
- stability
- career decision
- a curve ball
- procedure
- heels
- nap time
- in distress
- crepe
- bad cop
- top (= a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper part of your body)
- nap time
twinge: a sudden feeling of slight pain
labor: the process of giving birth to a baby in labor labor pain
procedure: a medical treatment or operation
crepe: a very thin pancake
Verb + Phrasal Verb
- show sb to sth
- fall for fall for that act
- frighten
- change (the baby)
- overact
- mess around (with sth)
- convulse
- agony
- dress up
- pull on/ up
- throw on sth
- bond with
- condescend to sb (= to behave as if you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people)
- bring sb down
- slip
- seduce
- cash in (= to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money)
- get out of (doing) sth
- fire sb up
- mess around with sth (= to spend time playing with something, repairing it etc)
I just can believe you ever fell for that act.
your body or a part of it convulses, it moves violently and you are not able to control it
pull on/ up/ down/ off: to put on or take off a piece of clothing, usually quickly
throw on sth: to put on a piece of clothing quickly and carelessly
bond with: to develop a special relationship with someone
bring sb down: to make someone fall over
You can cash that in right away for something small.
get out of (doing) sth: to avoid doing something you have promised to do or are supposed to do get out of the meeting get out of tidying the room
fire sb up: to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry she got so fired up about small things
Adjective + Adverb
- empty-handed
- clingy (clothes)
- persuasive
- hunky
- spontaneous
- irritating
- infuriating (= very annoying )
- scratchy
- dowdy (= things are dull, unattractive, and unfashionable)
- fired up (= energetic, determined, and full of strong feeling, usually excitement or anger)
clingy clothing or material sticks tightly to your body and shows its shape
hunky: a man who is hunky is sexually attractive and has a big strong body
something that is scratchy feels rough against your skin
someone who is spontaneous does things without planning them first – used to show approval
Collocation ( verb + noun)
- play on a pool table
- follow your passion
Collocation ( adj + noun)
- controversial masterpiece
- heavy eyelids
- a long/ short/ difficult labor
- dowdy clothes
dowdy: unfashionable and unattractive
Collocation ( noun + proposition)
- in distress
- in labour
Diane went into labour at 2 o’clock.
Meg was in labour for ten hours.
Phrase + Idiom
- out of the blue
- with your bare hands
- be fired (up) with enthusiasm
If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected
with your bare hands: without using a weapon or a tool
be fired (up) with enthusiasm: be very enthusiastic and keen to do something
My heart is just going!
If it was for me, he’d be out of my life.
What is it they say?
I don’t buy a word of it.
I live in the now/ moment.
I just threw/pull on the first thing I could find.
I lived baseball.
He owes me a little favor.
Let’s drop it.
When was the last time you saw …?
The stuff (drug) is really hitting me.
I’m going to run them to school.
I’ll sweep your legs.
Left the window open a crack
I could have just as easily hurt you.
Any reason I can’t take him?
I don’t want to hear you any more saying that …
